by Mike Knowles 19 April 2016 Bananas
Plantings in Rivas area have suffered badly at the hands of recent drought…
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Dan Evans, senior research associate in physical geography, and Jess Davies, chair professor in sustainability at Lancaster University, discuss why fruit and veg production in towns and cities must become a central theme going forward
Comment: Corinna Hawkes, professor of food policy at City, University of London, examines how to make the food system healthier for everyone in the post-Covid era
Comment: Sheffield Hallam University's Lucy Nield and Jenny Paxman outline four reasons why the new approach could stumble
Dr Peter Orrell has launched a new company offering growers multiple benefits through the use of mycorrhizal fungi
Comment: John Perry, managing director of supply chain and logistics consultancy SCALA, believes the future could offer a boost to domestic farming as part of lasting changes after coronavirus
Interview: The EU's Liveseed project is a major initiative aimed at improving the organic seed sector for the benefit of all producers
Comment: Food policy expert says drastic measures are needed to iron out inequalities and prevent a health disaster
Comment: Shireen Kassam, visiting professor at the Health and Wellbeing Research Group, University of Winchester, picks out five lesser-known benefits of a fruit and veg-rich diet
Comment: GODAN executive director Andre Laperrière explains how open data can help farmers become more sustainable and reduce food waste in the supply chain
Lauren Alex O'Hagan, a research associate in the Centre for Language and Communication Research at Cardiff University, looks at how pineapples and celery were early examples of so-called 'food porn'
